Racecards
14:00 Kempton Park
Sharp Minds Betfair: Back And Lay Novices' Hurdle (Class D)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good
- Form 2251
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
in touch, headway approaching 3 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on flat, took 2nd close home
- Form F1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey W Marston
tracked leaders, led after 2 out, pushed clear flat, readily
- Form 543-162
- Age 6
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
held up in touch, headway 3 out, ridden after next, one pace
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, kept on same pace
- Form 100
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P R Webber
- Jockey T Doyle
in touch, headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden, one pace
- Form 0P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer P Mitchell
- Jockey T Scudamore
led, headed after 3 out, soon weakened
- Form U
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer J Joseph
- Jockey J Goldstein
in touch, mistake 4th, weakened approaching 2 out, swerved badly and unseated rider after last
Learned Lad (FR)
491- Form P-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Jamie Poulton
- Jockey C Bolger
always towards rear
Taffrail
24- Form 00
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey A Scholes
chased leaders, hampered 2nd, ridden and mistake 3 out, soon weakened
Tsar's Twist
107- Form 000450
- Age 5
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer Mrs S Gardner
- Jockey Lucy Gardner
in touch until 4th
- Form 03
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey M Bradburne
in touch, ridden after 3 out, one pace when blundered and unseated rider last
- Form 2F
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer Noel T Chance
- Jockey S Durack
prominent, led after 3 out, ridden and headed after next, kept on same pace
- Form P
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey B Hitchcott
held up, headway 3rd, chased leaders and ridden approaching 2 out, weakened
In depth
Verdict
Philip Hobbs saddles two here in Fool On The Hill and Lacdoudal, with the former preferred and he gets the verdict over Nawamees and Mio Cara. The last mentioned ran promisingly on British debut before making a bad mistake over course and distance last time when eventually pulled up. He could be interesting especially now that the stable of Noel Chance is back among the winners. Gary Moore's Nawamees has run well in defeat since scoring at Ascot in November and should be thereabouts again but preference is for Fool On The Hill. The selection has shown progressive form over timber and put up his best performance so far when beating the useful Bourbon Manhattan at Wincanton last month. He looks more than capable of carrying his penalty to victory. The John Jenkins-trained Ezz Elkheil looks the pick of the newcomers and is another worthy of a mention, along with Paul Webber's Ludlow bumper winner Flame Phoenix but the vote goes to Fool On The Hill.